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ROBERTSON**, IAN - Edited by: : THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 1991. [Editor SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.STANLEY PAUL & CO LTD.,1991.

ISBN 009174881X.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but editor's handwritten,blue ink signature 'Best wishes Ian Robertson' - but without dedication - to title page.Also laid in loose,a fund-raising Sportman's Dinner menu card for Exeter School (for the school's All-weather Sports Arena Appeal) - at which,Ian Robertson was one of the guest speakers,along with Vic Marks (Somerset & England).The event took place on Friday,May 21st,1993.There is no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, montage'd colour photographic illustrated dw/dj, with blue,red and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - an internal,sellotape repair to a small closed tear to top,rear corner - no other nicks or tears present.Some minor,superficial,light scoring/indents to rear panel of dw/dj - but without affecting the board beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED, 1st edn,13-191pp [paginated] includes 16 sections/chapters+statistics,profuse,colour sports photographs throughout the text and the book.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page,double- paged colour photographic,editor SIGNED title page,contents list/table,a foreword by Chairman, President and Chief Executive of H J Heinz Company - Dr A J F O'Reilly,and an introduction by Ray Williams (Rugby World Cup Tournament Director. The Rugby Union World Cup was without question the biggest sporting event anywhere in the world in 1991.The top 16 rugby-playing countries came together in pursuit of the Webb Ellis Cup during four weeks of intense competition involving 32 matches played in five countries.Nobody who watched will ever forget the spectacular final where England switched their tactics and so nearly penetrated the immaculate Wallabies defence in a pulsating second half of relentless attacking rugby.Australia well and truly proved to be the best team in the world. Over one million spectators attended the 32 matches,which were watched by a television audience of over two billion people in 70 countries.In this superbly produced official book of the Rugby World Cup you can relive all the highlights through the eyes of the most famous players who took part in the tournament - Rob Andrew (see my book ID rja1697),Gavin Hastings,David Campese,Serge Blanco,along with former international stars Cliff Morgan (see my book ID rja565215),Bill Beaumont, Andy Irvine, Barry John (see my book ID rja563015) and Fergus Slattery.The critical analysis is provided by Bill McLaren,Clem Thomas,Ian Robertson and Nigel Starmer-Smith. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 colour photographs,this official book is a comprehensive and entertaining account of rugby's greatest ever extravaganza - the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Ian Robertson - BBC Rugby Commentator,former Scotland International and entertaining after-dinner Speaker.Educated at Aberdeen and Cambridge University and won a rugby ‘Blue’ at both.He played rugby for London Scottish,the Baa-baas (Barbarians) and won 8 international caps for Scotland between 1968-70. He joined the BBC as a rugby commentator in 1972 and for over 25 years,in his capacity as BBC Rugby Correspondent,he has covered all the greatest rugby matches all over the world.He appeared regularly on BBC TV for over 20 years including Rugby Special and Grandstand and he spent 3 years from 1980-83 as the Rugby Correspondent for The Sunday Times. Ian Robertson has also written 30 books including the ghosted autobiographies of Bill Beaumont and Andy Irvine,2 books with Gareth Edwards and the family biography of Richard Burton.See also my book ID rja557815 - Robertson's 'Sweet Chariot: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2003.') 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Rugby players_Gavin Hastings_David Campese_Serge Blanco_Cliff Morgan.Books new,used,signed,rare. rja565515

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'Best wishes Ian Robertson' - but without dedication.

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